[pluc]

Put what you recall on paper, turn it into a screenplay. Let me know how quickly you get sued.

[jimmaswell]

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

[badlibrarian]

Trillion dollar companies license.

[IcyWindows]

One could argue most screenplays are derivative.

[analog8374]

I heard somewhere there's like eight basic plots or something. and everything else is just an elaboration on that

[badlibrarian]

Hollywood has extraordinarily well-defined controls for keeping things legal and everyone in the chain compensated. Plus a separate Oscars category for it.